§ 23. Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next intends to meet representatives of private nursing homes in Scotland to discuss the powers of health boards in respect of registration and inspection; and if he will make a statement. [5223]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. Friend has agreed to meet nursing home proprietors in Tayside to discuss community care issues. The date has yet to be arranged.